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WASHINGTON, May 17, 2013 ─ Erik Milito, API director of upstream and industry operations, called on the Department of Energy to quickly expedite all remaining applications for permits to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have free trade agreements (FTA) with the U.S.

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 – Erik Milito, API director of upstream and industry operations questioned the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed rules regulating hydraulic fracturing on federally-controlled land. He said rigorous state rules and state-based tools, such as FracFocus.org, are already in place to ensure responsible oil and natural gas development.

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard congratulated Ernest Moniz on his Senate confirmation to become Secretary of the Department of Energy and urged Secretary Moniz to quickly approve LNG export projects that will create American jobs and help lower our national debt.

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 – In a letter to Senator David Vitter (R-LA), API Downstream Group Director Bob Greco refuted “inaccurate and misleading statements” about the research being conducted by the Coordinating Research Council (CRC) made by EPA administrator nominee Gina McCarthy in a recent letter.

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 – U.S. LNG exports could create tens of thousands of domestic jobs while having only minimal impacts on domestic U.S. natural gas prices, a new report for API by ICF International finds.

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2013 – A recent decision by BLM to delay oil and natural gas leasing in California is an example of counterproductive government policy that will hurt the economy and weaken U.S. energy security, API Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters this morning.

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 – EPA should follow standard Clean Air Act procedures in proposing its new and potentially massively costly Tier 3 sulfur standards, API Senior Downstream Policy Advisor Patrick Kelly told reporters this afternoon.

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2013—API today announced the appointment of Christopher Rager as the oil and natural gas trade association’s director of state relations.

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 – Operators, contractors and regulators are working in close cooperation to maintain continuous improvement in offshore safety, Center for Offshore Safety Executive Director Charlie Williams told reporters this morning.

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 – An estimated $65.5 billion was invested drilling an estimated 10,173 U.S. shale oil and natural gas wells in 2011, according to API’s 2011 Joint Association Survey on Drilling Costs.